Archive for November, 2007

New Prime Property – Door County

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Frontage on Lake Michigan

Here is your opportunity to be on Lake Michigan in Door County Wisconsin. 1.1 Acres with 150 of beautiful Lake Michigan frontage to build your dream home. These types of opportunities do not present themselves often. Beautiful views of Washington Island and a perfectly smooth limestone beach. Offered by LakePlace.com at $682,000.

New Prime Properties – Lake Michigan Condos in Door County!

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Door County Condominiums Views of Lake Michigan

JUST LISTED! We just listed these beautiful condos in Door County.  Exceptional views of Lake Michigan. Phase 1 is completely sold out and only 6 units remain in Phase 2 (final). The early bird catches the worm on these beautiful lake view homes – with the opportunity to upgrade from a base unit. Base units are priced from $345,000 and we have an upgraded unit available immediately at $393,200.  More info here.

Here is what one owner has to say:  “I am a Wisconsin Real Estate Broker Associate. My husband, Dave and I bought a condo at The Hideaway in Ellison Bay. I have worked in the Door County market for over ten years and believe The Hideaway is one of the greatest values here! We love our new home.”

If you have been searching for an opportunity in Door County – this is it!

Happy Lake Home Hunting! 

LakePlace.com – Nationwide + Uber Local Exposure

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

LakePlace.com Traffic Map

I was going through some of the LakePlace.com visitor stats and I thought I would share some of the info with you.  Here are some top 10′s…

Top 10 States by # of visitors

  • Minnesota
  • Wisconsin
  • Illinois
  • New York
  • California
  • Michigan
  • Iowa
  • Texas
  • Florida
  • Arizona

Top 10 States by average page view per visitor

  • Wyoming (62 pages per visit – wow!)
  • Arizona
  • Montana
  • Oklahoma
  • Minnesota
  • District of Columbia
  • Iowa
  • North Dakota
  • New Mexico
  • Illinois

Top 10 States by average time spent on LakePlace.com

  • Montana
  • Wyoming
  • Virginia
  • Arizona
  • Oklahoma
  • Alaska
  • Minnesota
  • Iowa
  • New Mexico
  • North Dakota

Now we are the first to admit that a huge majority of our visitors are coming from the major metro areas of Minnesota, Wisconsin & Illinois – and that is a good thing.  Most (vast majority) vacation home buyers and renters do not travel more than 4 hours away (average is 220 miles according to the National Association of Realtors) from their primary residence.

On the other side of the coin – LakePlace.com does have a national audience – if someone “outside the region” is looking for Minnesota or Wisconsin lake homes, cabins, lake lots or vacation rentalsit is almost impossible to miss LakePlace.com.  (Just try a search)

There are a lot of options out there today – but LakePlace.com is the clear leader in Minnesota & Wisconsin – and if you do not want to take our word for it – just ask the Star Tribune!

If you are looking at buying or selling (or renting) a lake property – we hope you will do your homework, compare offerings, and give us a call!

As always – happy lake home hunting! 

New Blogger on the Block

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

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One of our hardest working agents has launched a new blog – The Brainerd Real Estate Blog.  Marv Strong is an early adopter – we know he will do a great job with his blog and we wish him the best of luck in this new and exciting endeavor.

If you are interested in the Brainerd lake property market – or the Brainerd real estate market in general – we highly recommend checking out Marv’s new blog – and don’t forget to bookmark it!

On the same note – we do have a couple of co-listed Prime Properties with Marv.  Check out this 160 Acres of BWCA lake property and this Northern Minnesota land for sale with a creek running through it.

As always – happy lake home hunting!

October – Top 10 Searches

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Top 10 Searches

I put together some LakePlace.com statistics for October 2007. These numbers are based on 2,649,105 pages viewed for the month.

Lake Name Search
1. Lake Superior Property
2. Lake Minnetonka Homes
3. Lake Mille Lacs Property
4. Lake Michigan Property
5. Lake of the Woods Property
6. Castle Rock Lake Property
7. Lake Petenwell Property
8. Lake Winnebago Property
9. Leech Lake Property
10. Rainy Lake Property
Top City Searches
1. Hayward Lakefront Property
2. Alexandria Lakefront Property
3. Detroit Lakes Property
4. Park Rapids Lake Property
5. Cumberland Lakeshore Property
6. Duluth Lakeshore Property
7. Ely Lakeshore Property
8. Siren Lakefront Property
9. Grand Rapids Lake Property
10. Annandale Lakefront Property

If you have any questions about Octobers Top 10 List – dont be afraid to ask. Also, you may want to compare the October Top 10 to the September Top 10. There were a couple of new additions and a couple of incumbents were knocked off the list. We will see how they do next month.

Maintenance Free Lake Living

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Lake Metonga

A while back we got a call out of the blue from the Star Tribune. Jim Buchta was writing an article (No Chore Getaways) about maintenance free lake living – and how it was a growing trend. Fast forward a little bit and I can tell you that Jim was spot on. As boomers get a little older, it seems that they are more interested in spending their free time on the water, golfing, fishing and/or entertaining. They are less interested in mowing the lawn, raking the leaves, moving the dock in and out of the water, etc. – maintenance free lake living is an extremely popular choice today.

Introducing Glen Park Condos

Maintenance Free Lake Living

LakePlace.com is proud to offer Phase 1 at Glen Park Condominiums. A luxury, lakefront community in Crandon Wisconsin with several floor plans and 24 units to choose from. Glen Park sits on the edge of Lake Metonga – a beautiful, 2,000 acre lake in Forest County offering endless recreational opportunities. All of the fun – none of the work.

Please give us a call to set up a tour of the property.

As always, happy lake home hunting!

LakePlace.com a killer startup?

Monday, November 5th, 2007

killer startups

Just got word that LakePlace.com was reviewed on KillerStartups.com – a website that reviews several web startups everyday. If you are a fan of LakePlace.com – you can vote for us here.

I know, I know…its not TechCrunch or GigaOm (or even InmanNews) – but we very much appreciate the gesture.

Now its time for Mike & Om to checkout what we are up to over here…-=)

Waters of Vermilion

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Lake Vermilion

Waters of Vermilion is a lakefront development on Lake Vermilion (I think it is about 45 lots). I just read this letter to the editor from one of the owners. It sounds like some of the residents in the area are not very happy with the owners asking for some additional dock space.

The development has been rather slow to sell – even during the super-boom times that the Lake Vermilion property market has experienced over the past years – and it sounds like the Waters of Vermilion owners are asking for some additional dock space in an attempt to create a more attractive offering.

My dad has a place on the “Big V,” I have a lot of friends with cabins on the lake, and I know quite a few owners of Lake Vermilion resorts (more than you will find on LakePlace.com) – so I hear things from time to time. From what I have heard, it sounds like a lot of Vermilion property owners – especially those with imported sand beaches, grandfathered-in boathouses and saunas, and well-over-built lots are the ones with the loudest voices. Waters of Vermilion is an eco-friendly, environmentally responsible attempt at lakeshore development – I personally do not understand why anyone would complain about a few more docks.

You can visit their website here – but there is not a lot of information.